Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, June 9, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-120) Miami (+100)

loanDepot park is the site where the Miami Marlins (21-41) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (40-21) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Guardians at -120 and the Marlins are sitting at +100. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The expected starting pitchers are Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Rogers.

The Guardians have hit 100 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 67 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland is slugging .395 and have been called out on strikes 454 times, while drawing a walk on 192 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are putting up 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 3rd in baseball. They have 284 RBI's as well as 481 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is .238. They have tallied 309 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.19. Guardians pitchers have conceded 62 home runs and 229 runs in total (5th in baseball). Cleveland has relinquished 473 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 212 earned runs. The Guardians have compiled a team earned run average of 3.49 this season (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 549 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 180 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a team this year.

Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 62 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 51 holds so far this season (1st in MLB). The Guardians bullpen have a save percentage of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 84 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 of their 32 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 77 runners for the year with 23.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Guardians have sent 226 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Guardians have turned 69.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,923 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have a total of 1,641 putouts this season, in addition to 525 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which has them ranked 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 57 double plays.

Carrasco has taken the ball for 1,587 innings and has accounted for 1,612 K's during his MLB career. Carrasco (109-98 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 6,632 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.09 (722 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.255. He has surrendered 1,555 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 437 free passes.

The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .289 and a batting average of .237 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 481 instances (24th in the league) and have earned a total of 496 base hits. Miami has hit 48 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 220 RBIs. The Marlins hold a team slugging % of .351 and they average 3.66 runs per outing (29th in baseball). They have tallied 80 two-baggers, while walking 134 times as well as putting up 227 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.376 with a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (507 strikeouts against 221 free passes). They are currently ranked 25th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 537. They have given up 58 long balls and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Miami pitching staff have relinquished 315 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.64 (284 earned runs conceded).

With 44 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 24 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Miami has had relievers enter the game in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 9 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.5% out of 85 inherited base runners. They are ranked 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 45.0%, and they have dispatched 208 relievers to the hill so far this year.

In their 4,959 innings on the field, the Marlins have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (28th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have gotten 49 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in baseball). The Marlins have recorded 595 assists, 43 errors and have 1,653 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Rogers has allowed 344 hits while he has totaled 368 strikeouts in 343 frames. He has given up 167 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.402 and a FIP of 4.3. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.69 and he has faced 1,506 hitters in his career. Rogers (14-30 career mark) is the owner of a 4.38 ERA and has conceded 9.0 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami (+100)

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